- Massagris
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Massagris Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Subkingdom: Eumetazoa Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Infraorder: Araneomorphae Section: Dionycha Superfamily: Salticoidea Family: Salticidae Subfamily: Hisponinae Genus: Massagris
Simon, 1900Type species Massagris constricta (nomen dubium)
Simon, 1900Species see text
Diversity 5 species Massagris is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). All five described species are endemic to South Africa.
Species
- Massagris honesta Wesolowska, 1993
- Massagris mirifica Peckham & Peckham, 1903
- Massagris regina Wesolowska, 1993
- Massagris schisma Maddison & Zhang, 2006
- Massagris separata Wesolowska, 1993
References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
Further reading
- Maddison, Wayne P. & Zhang, J.X. (2006): New lyssomanine and hisponine jumping spiders from Africa (Araneae: Salticidae). Zootaxa 1255: 29-35.
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